THE NEWSCASTER-Nature Coast News
PAGE 8 - March 18, 2015
Citrus County Represented
Inglis Yankeetown Lions Adopt a Hwy.
at Selma Jubilee Alabama. Provoked by volvementwo the area, hasofsigned up for theInglis to theHighwaystop sign inand agreed to
The Inglis Yankeetown Lions Club, in keeping with the it's long time civic in-
t in
Adopt-A
initiative
clean the
mile stretch highway from
4-way
Yankeetown.
Fifty years ago March 7 was Bloody Sunday in Selma
Community volunteers and club members decked out in reflective vests hit the road Satur-
the shooting death of a teenager by the police, protesters tried to cross the Edmund Pet-
day March 8th, 2015 for the first two hour, history making, clean up.
tus Bridge going to the state Capital, Montgomery. Their mission was to plead for voting
Lions Vice President Steve Edmonds, chairman of the project said, " Across the
rights. Before they could reach the end of the bridge they were attacked by sheriff depu-
country, various volunteer groups have signaled their commitment to keeping Ameri-
ties and state troopers, injuring many.
ca beautiful by adopting stretches of highway and pledging to keep them litter-free. Our
The nation was shocked; others joined the quest for equal voting rights and soon
partnership with the Florida Department of Transportation enables us to keep this major
the bridge was crossed, and the walk continued. A white volunteer, Viola Liuzzo, was shot
gateway to the Gulf of Mexico clean and welcoming. The club will be scheduling more
and killed as she shuttled marchers. Several months later the voting rights law was passed.
clean-up days during the year. Everyone is invited to participate. "
Last week, 50 years later, a national Jubilee took place in Selma. 800,000 crossed
The Inglis Yankeetown Lions Club welcomes new members. The Club meets the
the Edmund Pettus Bridge without incident. Linda Myers , member of the League of
first and third Wednesdays of every month at 7:00 pm at the clubhouse on 59th Street in
Women Voters of Citrus County, was one of them. Deputies and troopers lined the crowded,
Yankeetown.
peaceful and cheerful streets. Many cried as they crossed the Bridge. The President, At-
torney General and other notables gave speeches urging the continuation of voting rights.
These were broadcast on large screens in the gathering areas and along the march route.
Ms. Myers and her friend, Pam Ricker from Rainbow Springs, were with a con-
tingent of almost 700 Unitarian-Universalists who wore their name tag as well as that of
the League of Women Voters. Many in the group were long time civil rights activists and
perhaps half were ministers. Fifty years earlier a UU minister from Boston, James Reeb,
came to demonstrate in Selma and was killed.
In addition many wore buttons or shirts reading Black Lives Matter,a reference to
the recent shootings of young black men. And so despite the tremendous progress made in
civil rights over 50 years, these slogans remind us there is more to be done.
Adopt-A-Highway volunteers: Steve Edmonds, Rob Kubistek, Jean Holbrook, Susan Schofield,
Janet Stone, Peter Litrocapes, Sondra Dame, Doug Dame and Jack Holbrook. (Not pictured:
Jill Litrocapes and Larry Feldhusen)
Skimmer Device Found on
BronsonOffice was contacted
Gas Pump
On March 10, the Levy County Sheriff'
by the manager of a Bronson area gas station who had found
a "skimmer" at one of the gas pumps. A skimmer is a device
used to collect information contained in a credit card's mag-
netic strip, which is then used to make a ìcloneî of the unsus-
pecting card ownerís credit card, which can be used all over
the world to make purchases. Citizens should closely monitor
their bank and credit card accounts and contact the appropriate
financial institution to freeze the account if fraud is suspected,
Other civil rights groups, churches, and individuals crowded the streets. The theme,Continue
and also contact the local sheriff's office or police agency in the jurisdiction.
Voting Rights for All, was displayed on signs and t shirts. Photo & story from LWVCC.
Squawk Box
Activities the Post
Inglis VFW
at
Inglis VFW Posttown is located at 520 Hwy. 40 East, 1 mile east of the U.S. Hwy 19 and
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